Last week, I ordered some new material for my different drawing projects – e.g. new pencils from type 7B up to 14B (really exciting! I didn’t ever use a stronger B type than 8B before, thought that’s the ultimate before it comes to charcoal :D!!) and a natural paper sketch book from SMLT Art.
Then, I tried some new soft pastels from TOISON D’OR by Amazon for under 13 Euros. I didn’t expect them to be high-quality concerning that price level – only wanted to get started after 15 years out of practise (see may Monday-me post to compare ;)). I have to say I’m really impressed by the results and will definitely give those pastels a try again, especially the oil variant!! Wanna see my first trial? It’s called FOR TOMY cause my husband loves squirrels (we would have one as a pet if that would be possible ;)):
I posted that in my facebook story on last Wednesday and soon got a request from our family friend Natalie Thomkins who is a great artist living in Italy. She asked me to participate in a 10-picture-challange some artists started with on facebook, twitter and co. With or without topic – all in; you create 10 works in a very short time – at least one a day. I accepted – here you go with the other nine:
I think WILD LIFE goes pretty well to sum up my little experiment. The challenge was fun – thank you so much for having invited me, Natalie <3!!!!
So, guys, and what’s your next challenge like? 🙂
Wishing you a great start to the new week!!!
magdalenaarte
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